Here was a whole other person, doing something everyone could agree was lovely and commendable.
It is commendable that the Tories are attempting to look at alternatives to the unwavering support to the aviation industry given by Labour.
Their chairman, Richard Colless, said: "It's impossible to underestimate how disappointed we are, given who the individual is and the highly commendable role he played on Friday.
Kapoor seems much more interested in vaginas than he is in penises, which is rare and commendable in a modern male artist – and goes along with his desire to turn the inside out, to imagine the body from within and open our imaginations to the mystery of being.
For the last 48 hours, @rupertmurdoch has been tweeting with commendable regularity – 17 so far, including two @ replies – and has covered topics ranging from his favourite holiday destinations ("St Barth's too many people" was his stinging verdict) to the Republican presidential primaries.
(Also worth underlining: macho man plays gay character, and it wasn't homophobic or cheap, which is something of a precedent, and entirely commendable).
He's selected offensive teams and I think that's really commendable.
We do our best with all the commendable, if tricky, stuff of politics and economics, but what about style and culture even culture at its most popular?Who predicted (we did not) that "Mamma Mia!", with Hollywood stars badly singing Abba hits, would be a smash success this year at the box-office?
Mr Davis's last act as governor was to sign Senate Bill Two, which has the commendable aim of trying to extend health insurance to the 6m Californians who do not currently have it.
The goal to improve troubled schools is commendable and urgent.
